Detect, measure and track aspects like equipment location, air/room temperature, process speed, moisture levels, movement, light, etc
Automate routine or dangerous tasks, improve precision, and support or enrich human activities
Print materials, prototypes or products on demand, to reduce waste, time and storage space
Store data online, enable virtual networks, create digital services, share knowledge
Develop advanced materials, healthcare solutions and innovative processes for agriculture, food and other industries
Enhance real-world experiences or introduce new ones, reducing need to travel for training, meetings or other purposes
Simulate business, manufacturing or natural processes to identify inefficiencies and prototype potential solutions
Recognize patterns in data, interpret them and improve processes, products and services
Connect devices to the internet, communicate data (such as product usage status, supply levels, location) and use this to streamline processes or improve and customize services
Introduce secure systems for trading, sharing info or exchanging digital assets
Produce new materials, structures, systems or devices at a very small (‘nano’) scale, to improve eco-efficiency and develop innovative products/systems
Use and distribute renewable energy and balance load to suit business usage/processes
Capture imagery and gather/communicate data to monitor conditions, manage systems/processes or provide new services
Engage customers, reduce physical presence, improve responsiveness and service
For examples of how some of these technologies are being applied, see advanced tech in industry.